Ford Escort RS1600i.

[Slime]

Just watched this 1,932 miles beauty sold at auction for ............................................. £45,250!

 

[SaintHacker]

Proper 80s hot hatch
Don't know if you ever watch Car SOS, they did one up on there a while back

 

[andycap]

Just watched this 1,932 miles beauty sold at auction for ............................................. £45,250!

There is one sitting in the shed at our yard , awaiting restoraton , it is a state and has been rolled , it wont fetch that money but it's still worth more than most cars on the road today

 

[GreiginFife]

The car equivalent of Trigger's broom ?.

Seriously though, 80s hot hatches go for a packet if in good nick. My mate bought a '89 Lancia Delta Integrale for the modest price of £38k

 

[Tashyboy]

My first car was an MG Midget 1500 twin carb. £1900. Before I bought it I went to Graham Lepleys garage in annesley Woodhouse.
he sold hot hatches.RS 2000,Mexico’s, the lot. They were gorgeous. Nearly bought a mexico but he wanted £2,000 and the midget was cheaper.
wonder what there going for.

 

[srixon 1]

I wish I still had my original xr3. one of the non fuel injected versions. Bought it when I came back from the Falklands in1982. Sold it after a couple of years when I went on another ship.

 

[IanM]

A mate of mine was left some cash when he was 18, circa 1982.....he blew it on a yellow Mark 1 Mexico.

Wonder what that would be worth now?

 

[Slime]

He sold hot hatches. RS 2000, Mexico’s, the lot. They were gorgeous. Nearly bought a mexico but he wanted £2,000 and the midget was cheaper.
Wonder what they're going for.

This utterly gorgeous 1971 Mk1 RS1600 with less than 29,000 miles recently went for exactly £60,000.
But isn't it just beautiful.

 

[Tashyboy]

I wish I still had my original xr3. one of the non fuel injected versions. Bought it when I came back from the Falklands in1982. Sold it after a couple of years when I went on another ship.

was it a military thing to buy hot hatches. Bro in law was stationed in Germany and the mk 1 Golf GTI came out.He bought one. Came out of the pub one night with a girl and half a dozen lads were stood around the car. He thought it was gonna kick off. All they were interested in was the car. Don’t know how many times he has told me how he and his pals used to race down the autobahn coming home. Emptying Jerry cans of cheap fuel Into the tank and dumping the cans in farmers fields.

 

[ger147]

My brother who has been a mechanic all his life is now making a very good living buying, selling and restoring 70's and 80's classic cars, Fords in particular.

I haven't visited for some time due to C19 but normally when I visit him it's hard not to try and pinch something as his garage is at the back of his house.

 

[backwoodsman]

For £45K, I'd have wanted a more stylish aerial on the back .

 

[Tashyboy]

For £45K, I'd have wanted a more stylish aerial on the back .

? coat hanger always did the trick.

 

[USER1999]

Mint Mexicos go for around 60k.

 

[Tashyboy]

Mint Mexicos go for around 60k.

?

 

[Blue in Munich]

https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/ford/escort+mexico/aetv73999159

https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/ford/escort+rs+custom/aetv96558362

https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/ford/escort/aetv40561682

 

[cliveb]

Mint Mexicos go for around 60k.

For God's sake why?
By modern standards they are terrible cars.
I can't think of a single redeeming feature.
Some other old classics at least look drop dead gorgeous (eg. Lotus Elan, Ferrari Dino), but the Mexico?
If you forced me to have a MK1 Escort, it would have to be the RS1600. At least that had the interesting (if fragile) BDA engine.

 

[CliveW]

For God's sake why?

It's called nostalgia.

 

[KenL]

My brother who has been a mechanic all his life is now making a very good living buying, selling and restoring 70's and 80's classic cars, Fords in particular.

I haven't visited for some time due to C19 but normally when I visit him it's hard not to try and pinch something as his garage is at the back of his house.

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What a lovely uplifting thread.

 

[srixon 1]

was it a military thing to buy hot hatches. Bro in law was stationed in Germany and the mk 1 Golf GTI came out.He bought one. Came out of the pub one night with a girl and half a dozen lads were stood around the car. He thought it was gonna kick off. All they were interested in was the car. Don’t know how many times he has told me how he and his pals used to race down the autobahn coming home. Emptying Jerry cans of cheap fuel Into the tank and dumping the cans in farmers fields.

I was 19 and had been at sea for almost 5 months without stepping on dry land. When I got home the money I had saved was burning a hole in my pocket.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Used to have a Mk 1 Escort years ago, 1300E with a black vinyl roof. Absolutely loved it then, not so sure I would now with the lack of mod cons, but it was really fun to drive. I had thought it might be nice to pick something like that up again as a bit of fun but at those prices, no thank you.